Las Vegas to Seattle, Los Angeles, Omaha and Sacramento re NORJAK suspect lead
Document date 11 April 1972
Also filed at: Part 24 pp. 408–411
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-57:035-038 Document: Teletype Las Vegas to Seattle, Los Angeles, Omaha and Sacramento re NORJAK suspect lead Id: Cooper-Part-57:035-038 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-57%3A035-038 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 57 pp. 35–38 (DB Cooper-23680), Teletype, dated 11 Apr 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-57%3A035-038
NR007 LV PLAIN 648 K PM NITEL 4-11-72 JEG TO SEATTLE (164-81) LOS ANGELES OMAHA SACRAMENTO FROM LAS VEGAS (164-60) (P) 4 PAGES
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NORJAK.
RE. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] AND [REDACTED] ADVISED CAPTIONED INDIVIDUAL IS WMA, AOUT FORTY YEARS OF AGE, SIX FT. TALL, ONE SEVENTY FIVE LBS., BROWN HAIR, WEARING GLASSES, AND STRONGLY RESEMBLES ARTISTS CONCEPTION OF SUBJECT.
[REDACTED] AT LOCAL MOTEL CONTACTED AGENCY AND [REDACTED] [REDACTED] APR. FIVE, LAST, WITH CASHIERS CHECK IN AMOUNT OF THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS USED FOR CASH BY [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] GAVE CONFLICTING STORIES CONCERNING HAVING [REDACTED] [REDACTED] AND CLAIMED TO BE VICTIM [REDACTED] IS SUPPOSEDLY ON CONVALESCENT LEAVE.
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SERIALIZED [illegible] FIELD [illegible] LES [illegible]
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DISPLAYED LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT WHICH HE CLAIMED TO ALWAYS CARRY WHEN FLYING, PREPARED BY LAW FIRM IN DESMOINES WITH [REDACTED] INCLUDED IN NAME OF FIRM. ALSO CLAIMED TO BE CARRYING THREE FIFTY SEVEN MAGNUM AND FOR IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED CALIF. DRIVERS LICENSE LISTING RESIDENCE AT [REDACTED] [REDACTED] CALIF.
[REDACTED] HAD LARGE VOLUME OF CASH IN ADDITION TO THE TWELVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE DOLLARS REFUND FROM ABOVE PRUCASHE, AND ALSO WAS CONSTANTLY DRINKING, CARRYING OWN BOTTLE OF LIQUOR. STATE [REDACTED] BUT WAS EVASIVE TO ALL QUESTIONS POSED BY [REDACTED]
ALSO DISPLAYED IDENTIFICATION WITH PHOTO FROM [REDACTED] [REDACTED] AND HAD MILITARY IDENTIFICATION DATED IN THE FORTIES. REGISTERED VEHICLE IN LAS VEGAS, EVEN THOUGH DEALER OFFERED SAVINGS OF OVER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS IN LOCAL TAX IF SUBJECT DESIRED TO LICENSE AT RESIDENCE IN CALIF.
[REDACTED] LAS VEGAS, ADVISED [REDACTED] INITIALLY CHECKED INTO THAT ESTABLISHMENT NEAR END OF
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MARCH, AND DEPARTED FOR DES MOINES FOR [REDACTED] VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL THAT AREA. CLAIMED AFFILIATION WITH [REDACTED] AND SMOKED AND DRANK EXTENSIVELY.
RETURNED TO MOTEL APR. THREE, LAST, AND ON APR. FIVE, LAST, ACQUIRED USED CAR, DEPARTING IMMEDIATELY FROM MOTEL TOWARD LOS ANGELES, EVEN THOUGH ROOM WAS PAID FOR FOLLOWING DATE. HAD LARGE QUANTITY OF TWENTY DOLLAR BILLS IN POSSESSION AND GAVE FREQUENT CONFLICTING STORIES CONCERNING BACKGROUND, CLAIMING TO HAVE BEEN RAISED IN CALIFORNIA AND [REDACTED] IN THAT AREA.
TWO ADDITIONAL MOTEL EMPLOYEES AND TWO ADDITIONAL USED CAR EMPLOYEES ALL CONFIRM STRONG RESEMBLANCE OF [REDACTED] TO ARTISTS CONCEPTION.
LOS ANGELES AT [REDACTED] CONDUCT INVESTIGATION [REDACTED] [REDACTED] TO ESTABLISH WHEREABOUTS OF [REDACTED] NOV. TWENTY FOUR, LAST.
OMAHA AT DES MOINES. CONTACT [REDACTED] CONCERNING PURCHASE OF CASHIERS CHECK NUMBER [REDACTED] END PAGE THREE
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[REDACTED] FOR CASH AND DETERMINE IF NORJAK RANSOM MONEY USED.
CONTACT [REDACTED] RE PREPARATION OF WILL FOR [REDACTED] AND ALSO DETERMINE IF [REDACTED] AT VA HOSPITAL THAT AREA.
CONTACT [REDACTED] FOR BACKGROUND OF [REDACTED]
SACRAMENTO AT SACRAMENTO. AT DMV FORWARD PHOTO AND DESCRIP- TION OF [REDACTED] FROM OPERATORS LICENSE [REDACTED] [REDACTED] TO SEATTLE.
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DB Cooper-23680